Definition of "nativity" []

• Birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of being born. (noun)
• The birth of Jesus. (noun)
• A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after birth. (noun)
• Christmas. (noun)
• A horoscope for the time of one's birth. (noun)

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• "Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of"
• "Caganers: figurines of defecating world leaders in Catalan nativity scenes"
• "A silver star pointing to the nativity site bears the Latin words"